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We had snow here today.
Well. SOME snow. A dusting of snow. It was pretty, and then it was gone. THE BEST KIND OF SNOW! So in honor of the best kind of snow, here is Jason Mraz singing "Winter Wonderland" by Richard B. Smith and Felix Bernard:
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A big storm system has dumped ice and snow over a big chunk of the country...
...but here in New York City, although it is in fact snowing, we're just getting a pretty dusting. So, let's go on a little
"Sleigh Ride," by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish, sung by The Ronettes:
Video from PhilSpectorVEVOThat's a 1963 recording, and a classic, but if you prefer something a little more contemporary, here's "Sleigh Ride" sung ( Read more... ) -
It really, really is.
"Baby, It's Cold Outside," by Frank Loesser, as sung by Lady Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levitt:
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Not feeling it yet?
Me, either.
"It's Just Another New Year's Eve" by Barry Manilow and Marty Panzer, sung by Barry Manilow:
Video posted by BarryManilowOfficial
Okay, okay, Murphy Brown joke, whatever. But did you listen to the song? Because it's really good. Try listening to the same song sung by Lea Salonga:
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Writing up your New Year's resolutions?
Okay, well, me either. (I don't do that, and if I did it would have been done a few month ago.) But apropos of making changes in a new year, here are Ian Axel and Chad King (otherwise known together as A Great Big World) singing their song "This is the New Year" on stage:
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Is it too early to ask? Or too late? These things are so complicated.
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" by Frank Loesser, sung by The Orioles in the original 1949 recording:
Video posted by MusicProf78
According to the Songfacts blog, this is the second most popular song for the end of the year, and it is
the kind of ballad that is usually sung in a melancholy tone because the singer instinctively knows the ( Read more... ) -
Although it's been said many times...
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells, sung by Paul McCartney:
Video by Paul McCartney
And sung by Mel Tormé and Judy Garland, including the rarely-recorded opening verse:
Video posted by BestArtsJudy
"The Christmas Song," was written by Tormé and Wells when then were 19 and 22 respectively. ( Read more... ) -
May your days be merry and bright
I don't think this song needs much of an introduction--here's "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin, sung by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (dubbing actress Marjorie Reynolds), in the movie Holiday Inn:
Video posted by alpineic1. (Only the first two and half minutes or so of the video are from the film.)Or, if you prefer, a cover by Bette Midler that ( Read more... ) -
If such is your intention, you probably should already have headed out.
"I'll Be Home for Christmas," by Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, and Buck Ram, sung by Kristin Chenoweth:
Video posted by KristinChenowethVEVO
And an informal acoustic cover of "I'll by Home for Christmas," sung by Jason and Michael Castro:
Video by Jason Castro (Yes, the 'stache is unfortunate.)
The song, wistful and haunting, was first recorded in ( Read more... ) -
About "making hearts grow three sizes in one day"
"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Albert Hague and Theodor Geisel, sung by Thurl Ravenscroft:
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And here's a cover by Darius Rucker:
Video posted by Darius Rucker
To quote from Albert Hague's obituary in the The New York Times:
"When he played the song he wrote for the Grinch assignment to Theodore Geisel, Mr ( Read more... )
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